Justin Bieber at centre of new cannabis scandal: 'New pictures show singer smoking weed being shopped'

New controversy: Justin Bieber has apparently been pictured smoking cannabis again

Justin Bieber has allegedly been snapped smoking weed again.

New pictures of the 18-year-old Canadian star apparently puffing on joint are being shopped to various media outlets, according to TMZ.

MailOnline understands a member of the public is attempting to sell the images.

The photos are said to show the Girlfriend singer and his rapper friend Lil Ze sharing the smoke outside of a house in Los Angeles.

The websites reports the pictures were taken on Thursday. A representative for Bieber gave no comment when contacted by MailOnline.

Last month Bieber was pictured smoking with another rapper, Lil Twist, at a hotel party in Newport Beach.

Lil Ze, meanwhile, was embroiled in his own controversy today after being pulled over and detained for driving Justin's Ferrari without a licence early on Friday morning.

Meanwhile another of Justin's cars - his $100,000 Fisker Chrome - was towed within hours of this incident after the electric car ran out of power outside Katana restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.

This isn't the first time Justin has let his friends borrow his white Ferrari, though.

On New Year's day fellow rapper Lil Twist drove the vehicle but according to TMZ he didn't even make it out of the car park without damaging it.

The 19-year-old scraped the bottom of the car on The Four Seasons' driveway causing serious damage to its undercarriage.

While he drove off, the hotel is now covering what is expected to be a $8,000 to $10,000 bill.

Lout: The pictures are said to show Justin smoking with his rapper friend Lil Ze, seen here after his arrest in the early hours of Friday morning after driving Bieber's Ferrari without a licence

Cop trouble: Bieber's pal did not look happy after being arrested by police

After causing the damage to a car Lil Twist continued driving and even took it on the freeway, but his outing ended in tragedy when a paparrazo was killed.

A 29-year-old freelance photographer, named by TMZ as Chris Guerra, was struck by an oncoming vehicle on New Year's Day night after taking pictures of the singer's white $200,000 Ferrari in Los Angeles.

The star's friend, 19-year-old rapper Lil Twist, was behind the wheel of the 458 Italia Ferrari when it was pulled over by police - prompting Guerra to get out of his own car as he believed Bieber was in the vehicle.